WordPress Trac: Ticket #23703: Posting on WordPress.org support forums defaults to wrong version number occasionallyhttps://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23703
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When posting to WordPress.org support forums there's a Version field to "Select the version of WordPress you are using".
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When the support forum is empty, the value of this field defaults to the latest version of WordPress. I believe this is the optimal choice.
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However, when there are posts in the support forum, the value of the Version field defaults to the value used in the last support thread that is shown on the same page.
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Example from a moment ago:
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<ol><li>On <a class="ext-link" href="http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager"><span class="icon">​</span>http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager</a> the form to post a new support thread defaulted to version 3.5.1. The last support thread that was shown on the page was <a class="ext-link" href="http://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-not-found-for-multiple-events-1?replies=6"><span class="icon">​</span>http://wordpress.org/support/topic/page-not-found-for-multiple-events-1?replies=6</a>, about version 3.5.1.
</li></ol><ol start="2"><li>I created a new support thread, which pushed all the other support threads lower on the page and hid the thread that was previously shown as the last one.
</li></ol><ol start="3"><li>The form on <a class="ext-link" href="http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager"><span class="icon">​</span>http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/events-manager</a> now defaulted to version 3.4.2. The last support thread on the page was <a class="ext-link" href="http://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-scroll-zoom-on-google-maps?replies=4"><span class="icon">​</span>http://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-scroll-zoom-on-google-maps?replies=4</a>, about version 3.4.2.
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The form should always default to the latest WordPress version regardless of the versions the previous support tickets are about.
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Trac 1.0.1SergeyBiryukovWed, 06 Mar 2013 06:17:20 GMTmilestone changedhttps://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23703#comment:1
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23703#comment:1
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changed from <em>Awaiting Review</em> to <em>WordPress.org</em>
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Ticketcoffee2codeThu, 28 Mar 2013 17:24:39 GMTstatus changed; resolution sethttps://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23703#comment:2
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/23703#comment:2
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changed from <em>new</em> to <em>closed</em>
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<li><strong>resolution</strong>
set to <em>fixed</em>
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Confirmed and fixed.
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For clarification, the WP version dropdown is not given a default value when a forum is empty. With this fix, the WP version dropdown is now also not given a default when topics are present.
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Contrary to what the OP suggested in the ticket, the form should not default to the latest version of WP. As it does now, it should not default to any version. We can't assume what version a user is using, and we don't want to mistakenly think it is the latest just because they never verified the default value. Better to have no value than to not trust a value that may or may not be the intent of the user. If a version is present, then you know the user set it.
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